Associate Actuary

Highmark Health; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health in the United States seeks a senior actuarial analyst as part of the Actuarial Executive Development Program. The role emphasizes progressing toward actuarial credentials and delivering analyses to inform decision makers.

You will lead development of actuarial studies, mentor staff, and apply statistical techniques across pricing, trends, profitability and provider analyses to drive informed decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define & diagnose a problem.
• Outline data requirements for a study or analysis.
• Review results for reasonableness and validity.
• Create studies, analyses, and presentation materials.
• Provide recommendations to management across teams.
• Mentor less experienced staff and guide decision support.

Skills

Actuarial analysis

Data analysis

Mentoring

Job description

Company: Highmark Inc. Job Description: JOB SUMMARY: This job is a senior level actuarial analyst position. Participates in Highmark's Actuarial Executive Development Program and is expected to make continued progress towards actuarial credential. Utilizes experience and industry knowledge to define & diagnose a problem, outline data requirements for a study or analysis, and devise potential solutions. Guides and mentors less experienced staff and provides decision support to team members while initiating and leading the development of actuarial studies, analyses, and presentation materials needed to appropriately inform decision makers and making appropriate recommendations to management. Will work to develop efficient processes and will apply actuarial techniques and statistical analysis to several functions which may include insurance premium and pricing development, claim trend analysis, experience studies, medical economics, profitability analysis, wellness studies, predictive modeling, provider efficiency, provider contracting analysis or claim reserving.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define & diagnose a problem.
• Outline data requirements for a study or analysis and devise potential solutions.
• Review the appropriateness of the results in light of experience and industry knowledge.
• Consider alternate explanations or viewpoints before drawing conclusions.
• Create studies, analyses, and presentation materials needed to appropriately inform decision makers.
• Make appropriate recommendations to management across teams within the actuarial department.
• Proactively ensure the internal and external consistency of all work.
• Use industry knowledge to perform reasonability checks as well as exceed customer expectations.
• Identify methods to test whether suspect results are correct.
• Take the initiative to utilize internal and external knowledge forums to gain broader industry perspective.
• Demonstrate subject matter expertise, and as a result is sought out by others for technical input on producing accurate and efficient work.
• Promptly and efficiently identify outliers and anomalies in the work of others.
• Seek continual feedback from manager and others in order to advance personal development and career goals.
• Understand the environment, goals, and objectives of the incumbent's own position, their team, and all internal customers.
• Use experience and industry knowledge to envision and implement new processes and propose changes to existing processes, leading to improved outcomes that better conform to corporate goals, objectives, and values.
• Demonstrate a capacity to shift between "big picture" and "detailed" thinking when analyzing issues and their strategic importance.
• Independently manage own time and resources across many projects.
• Demonstrate responsiveness, flexibility, and ability to independently prioritize when shifting from one task to another.
• Comfortable in a dynamic, changing environment.
• Approach new challenges with anticipation and a view towards success.
• Carry out recurring projects with minimal assistance and oversight.
• Keep manager informed.
• Interact with stakeholders in a manner that fosters cooperation and teamwork while conveying engagement and competence.
• Enhance department influence by providing responsive service and understanding customer needs.
• Effectively explain technical work to both technical and non-technical people and provide decision support to team members.
• Correctly interpret direct and indirect messages and verbal and non-verbal behaviors and respond appropriately.
• Guide and mentor less experienced staff on a regular basis in a manner that fosters teamwork and excellence.
• Listen, take direction, accept criticism and feedback and adjust behavior accordingly to improve performance.
• Demonstrate flexibility and proactively take on additional work as needed by the team, leading by example.
• Other duties as